Is this a pie recipe of your own invention? If yes, then why not "Emme's Chestnut Squash Pie?"

For a variety of reasons, I have been making a lot of pies lately. Just yesterday, I finally got a better idea on how to deal with partially baked pies. I wrapped the foil around the edges BEFORE I put the prebaked shell with filling into the oven. If it is not quite brown enough, then remove the foil during the last 10 minutes.

I find this is much easier than trying to attach foil to stop or slow the darkening when everything is hot and clumsy to work with.

Thanks for the tip on the foil idea. I always have that clumsy problem of trying to get the foil to just cover the crust, not impede the cooking of the filling, and to avoid seriously burnt finger pads!

There used to be the Crisco All American Pie contest which was conducted through State Fairs. It was discontinued about ten years ago. A friend has since advised Smuckers, as in jam, has acquired Crisco. It was suggested to write a letter to Smucker's encouraging them to support the contest again.

I'll be interested to see what else may be out there from sbp. Otherwise it is local county fairs and state fairs, which really don't get too enthusiastic about novel ideas. When they state apple pie, they expect the classic not a variation of.

Never done it with pumpkin, but I'm sure it would. I wanted to do something totally different, so I played with the butternut squash. They're very similar in taste and texture, and my grandmother when she first tasted my pie swore to me that it was pumpkin, and wouldn't even buy it when I showed her the squash skins. Guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks ;)

So, in short, go for it, but the tastes are extremely similar, so if you find the canned more convenient, use it.

Also, TJ's sells precut bags of butternut squash so you could just cook those in the micro and puree to make the necessary amount and avoid the cutting, scooping and baking.

You're right, I forgot about those microwavable bags of squash, that would be good for a first-timer like me... The Tgiving menu is still a little loose but I'm definitely considering this spin on the traditional pumpkin pie. mmmmm chestnut...